ORs (95% CIs) of works factors in 2000 for incident use of antidepressants between 2000 and 2003, women
| Work characteristic | Antidepressant (%) | Crude | Model 1* | Model 2† | Model 3‡ |
| High quantitative demands | 25 (5.1) | 1.23 (0.77 to 1.95) | 1.08 (0.66 to 1.75) | 1.06 (0.65 to 1.73) | 0.95 (0.57 to 1.56) |
| High work pace | 47 (4.6) | 1.11 (0.74 to 1.66) | 1.03 (0.68 to 1.55) | 0.99 (0.65 to 1.51) | 0.91 (0.60 to 1.39) |
| High emotional demands | 24 (5.9) | 1.46 (0.91 to 2.34) | 1.36 (0.83 to 2.22) | 1.30 (0.79 to 2.16) | 1.10 (0.65 to 1.85) |
| Low social support from colleagues | 47 (4.5) | 1.02 (0.68 to 1.53) | 1.02 (0.68 to 1.55) | 1.06 (0.70 to 1.60) | 1.00 (0.66 to 1.52) |
| Low social support from superiors | 69 (4.9) | 1.39 (0.89 to 2.16) | 1.40 (0.89 to 2.19) | 1.40 (0.89 to 2.18) | 1.27 (0.80 to 1.99) |
| Low sense of community | 16 (6.4) | 1.56 (0.90 to 2.71) | 1.48 (0.84 to 2.61) | 1.43 (0.81 to 2.52) | 1.18 (0.66 to 2.11) |
| Low meaning of work | 8 (8.6) | 2.13 (1.00 to 4.54) | 1.97 (0.90 to 4.30) | 1.98 (0.90 to 4.33) | 1.61 (0.73 to 3.59) |
| High physical demands | 7 (6.4) | 1.51 (0.68 to 3.34) | 1.52 (0.67 to 3.46) | 1.46 (0.64 to 3.36) | 1.38 (0.59 to 3.23) |
| Low opportunity for development | 14 (5.3) | 1.24 (0.70 to 2.22) | 1.31 (0.71 to 2.43) | 1.32 (0.71 to 2.46) | 1.14 (0.61 to 2.15) |
| Low variation of work | 27 (5.8) | 1.46 (0.93 to 2.31) | 1.53 (0.93 to 2.51) | 1.54 (0.93 to 2.55) | 1.39 (0.84 to 2.31) |
↵* Controlled for lifestyle, social relationships, co-morbidity and socio-demographic factors.
↵† Controlled for lifestyle, social relationships, co-morbidity and socio-demographic factors plus all other work environment factors.
↵‡ Controlled for lifestyle, social relationships, co-morbidity, socio-demographic factors and all other work environment factors plus Major Depression Inventory score.